My Tombstone Collection: February 2010

Friday, February 19, 2010

Find-A-Grave Phone Call - Serendipitous Moment

I just received an unexpected phone call because of a photo posted on Find-A-Grave and this Blog. My home phone rang a few minutes ago from someone I didn't know. The caller knew my name and he mentioned his name. He mentioned that he found my name on a Picture that I had posted on Find-A-Grave. The picture was that of the headstone and Military Marker on the website.

OK. That's OK so far, but he continued, that he has just had a phone call from "Roger" from the Cemetery where that headstone had been. I know Roger and stop by to see him from time time time, especially when I am looking for someone in that Cemetery.

The caller told me about that call, because the Dates on the Military Marker was incorrect. Roger had called him to let him know that the new Marker had arrived and wanted to verify the dates. Unfortunately, the Cemetery has a good covering of snow on the ground and the new marker will be places later in the spring. The caller wanted to let me know about the new Marker.

This was the beginning of one of those Genealogy Serendipitous moments, when a series of events "were meant to be".

The caller told me a few of the stories about his father, whose headstone picture I had taken, and what he had in his hands. One of the stories was about the business his father had "in town". In fact, the caller had lived very close to where I had lived and he graduated from the same high school as my girls, but may be a year or two earlier.

We then talked about where his grandparents are buried, and a visit to that cemetery is now on my ToDo "visit a cemetery" list when the snow of gone.

Then he mentioned that he was going to come to town in a month or so, do to something for a friend of his. Mentioned the name, I told the caller, that the person he was talking about takes care of my cars, and is a friend as well.

Needless to say, when he comes to town, we will get together and go visit his father's grave site, so that an updated photo can be places on Find-A-Grave.

Oh, the kicker is, that I don't normally answer a phone who I don't know who is calling. I had been online to see what the telephone number was, when the phone number showed up on Caller ID. I picked it up this time, starting this conversation.

The caller mentioned that he had looked at all of the photos I had taken, and didn't think I was related to all of them. I said no, I just try to respond to Find-A-Grave photo requests. The photo that started this conversation was not one of those, but a photo that I had taken for Memorial Day.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday - Wilson, Helen P McCormick

Helen P McCormick

Mother

Sept 17 1910

His wife

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Wilson, Elmer F

Elmer F Wilson

Father

Feb 11 1910 - Nov 9 1976

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Willever, Mary E

Mary E Willever

1872 - 1965

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Willever, Ethel J

Ethel J Willever

their daughter

1876 - 1898

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Willever, Jacob H

Jacob H (Willever)

1845 - 1937

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Willever, Ellen F Rush

Ellen F Rush Willever

1847 - 1897

His Wife

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Washburn, Harry

Harry Washburn

1874 - 1950

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Washburn, Harriet

Harriet Washburn

1861 - 194_

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Snyder, Russell

Russell Snyder

1906 - 1967

Loving Husband

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Snyder, Joseph

Joseph Snyder

Father

1873 - 1946

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Searls, Ann

Ann Searls

Died April 20, 1864

Aged 67 Years

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Park, Nathan B

Nathan B (Park)

1872 - 1948

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - McMekin, Susan M

In Loving Memory

Susan M.. McMekin

May14, 1939 - Apr 14, 2004

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - McCormick, Katherine

Mother

Katherine McCormick

1887 - 1934

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gies, Katherine

Katherine Gies

Aug 12, 1878 - Oct 29, 1965

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gies, Fergus V

Fergus V Gies

Mar 21, 1910 - Oct 21, 2003

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gibbs, Elvira Lunger

Elvira Lunger Gibbs

wife of

Apr 19 1896 - Dec 4 1963

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gibbs, Claude F

Claude F Gibbs

Apr 13, 1924 - May 20, 1996

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gibbs, Clarence

Clarence Gibbs

Apr 29, 1893 - Oct 25, 1961

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - McEacharn, Mary E Dickson

Mary E Dickson (McEacharn)

his wife

1843 - 1918

Rockport Presbyterian Church

395 Rockport Road

Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Curl, William L

William L Curl

1886 - 1945

Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359